On this Patron-only episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani, Om Arvind, and Matt Wiltse discuss:

- What was the fundamental issue of the team?

- Manchester City’s performance, and Pep Guardiola’s tactics

- Zidane’s lack of response

- What would’ve been the solution(s)?

- Casemiro’s performance

- Real Madrid’s defensive shape

- What Isco would’ve helped with

- Eden Hazard’s performance

- Zidane’s post-game quotes

- Kevin de Bruyne’s performance

- Raheem Sterling’s performance

- Pep and Zidane’s conversation after the game

- Raphael Varane’s mistakes, and his post-game quotes

- What Fede Valverde would’ve brought to the table

- How we could’ve gotten the ball to Hazard and Benzema more

- What Vinicius would’ve brought to the table

- Changes for next season

- Pink jersey thoughts

- And more.

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Hosts this week:

Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo)

Matt Wiltse (@MattWiltse4)

Om Arvind